picked up a db

jonly · #1 05-15-2006, 06:41 AM

from a gentleman in Cincinnati for $600, my problem is that it's my first urb and I'm a little confused on the model number/year. It's an engelhardt, but the tag says M1 instead of EM1, any ideas on what time frame these were produced in?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

bassplayer2 · #2 05-16-2006, 11:47 AM

Yep, it looks just like my Engelhardt, even the tag is the same, but mine says its an EM1. Could it be that yours goes back to when Engelhardt-Link first took over the business from Kay?

jonly · #3 05-16-2006, 12:14 PM

I have inquired, and here is their response:
"Model EM-1 or M-1 serial # 66538 was shipped out on 1/03/1996."

I have no idea where the E went to.

jonly · #4 05-16-2006, 01:21 PM

mystery solved:
"It's just the way the packer wrote it. The M-1 & EM-1 are the same.

Thank You,

Engelhardt-Link,Inc.
"

Sippy · #5 05-16-2006, 08:51 PM

That packer needs to be a bit less lazy!

BigDaveOnBass · #6 05-17-2006, 05:22 AM

I won an auction last night on eBay for what I hope will be not only be a great first upright bass, but eventually a great investment piece. I'm really excited!

Wolzly · #7 05-17-2006, 05:43 AM

Nice

I always sudder when I see a bass lying on it's back like that :P But I guess it's not really a big deal if it's just for a minute to take a picture.

Hope she treats you well

drurb · #8 05-17-2006, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolzly

Nice

I always sudder when I see a bass lying on it's back like that :P But I guess it's not really a big deal if it's just for a minute to take a picture.

Hope she treats you well

Well, yes, given the danger that someone might step on it! I had a luthier tell me that transporting a bass on its back (with support for the neck) is quite safe. No?

Wolzly · #9 05-17-2006, 07:42 AM

Well the key thing there is the "with support for it's neck". That's the only reason I hate seeing a bass sitting like that.

Only time I'm really comfortable with a bass not being held by someone is when it's leaning bridge-first into a corner. Even lying on it's side makes me thing someone's going to try and step over it.

drurb · #10 05-17-2006, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolzly

Well the key thing there is the "with support for it's neck". That's the only reason I hate seeing a bass sitting like that.

Only time I'm really comfortable with a bass not being held by someone is when it's leaning bridge-first into a corner. Even lying on it's side makes me thing someone's going to try and step over it.

I agree. I've been "Mr. Paranoid" about all this for 35 years! I won't even lean my precious child into a corner. Hey, it might scuff the finish. I put it in a stand and post an armed guard.

I often transport it in a vehicle on its back (with pressure relieved from the neck).

Cheers.

Wolzly · #11 05-17-2006, 08:06 AM

Vehicle transportation (especially, for example, a 2-door) can be a real challenge I think. Being a smaller guy it's even taxing sometimes lugging it up stairs or whatnot.

But as far as scratching the finish I'm not quite as religious as some. I learned to gain respect for my bass when I accidentally rammed it into a corner in a concrete-foundation basement. Cracked in a huge section of the lower rib. Gave the bass a horrible wolf on A (well accentuated one already there).

Cost me less than I thought it would to repair but I sure learned quick to treat it with respect